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noctuid

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈnɒktjʊɪd/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(nok′cho̅o̅ id)

noc•tu•id (nok′cho̅o̅ id),USA pronunciation n.

InsectsAlso called owlet moth. any of numerous dull-colored moths of the family Noctuidae, the larvae of which include the armyworms and cutworms.

adj.

Insectsbelonging or pertaining to the family Noctuidae.

Neo-Latin Noctuidae, equivalent. to Noctu(a) a genus of European moths (Latin noctua the little owl, probably noun, nominal use of feminine of *noctuus, equivalent. to noct-, stem of nox night + -uus adjective, adjectival suffix) + -idae -id²
1875–80

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noctuid /ˈnɒktjʊɪd/ n

any nocturnal moth of the family Noctuidae: includes the underwings and antler moth
See also cutworm, armyworm

Etymology: 19th Century: via New Latin from Latin noctua night owl, from nox night

'noctuid' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

armyworm - bogong - cutworm - red underwing - yellow underwing - army cutworm - beet armyworm - cabbage looper - corn earworm - noctule - owlet moth - pale western cutworm - tobacco budworm - underwing - witch moth

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